Overview
- Voting records show Eric Swalwell missed 95 of 342 House roll call votes in 2025, the most of any active member, compared with roughly 3% missed on average and 7.7% across his career per GovTrack.
- He has not recorded a vote since Nov. 18, including skipping two votes on Nov. 20 when he announced his gubernatorial run on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The absences include votes on major legislation such as the National Defense Authorization Act and a measure addressing federal workers’ collective bargaining rights.
- Campaign finance filings list Hollywood support, including $15,000 from Sean Penn and $10,000 from Robert De Niro, alongside other entertainment-industry donors.
- FHFA Director Bill Pulte referred Swalwell to the Justice Department alleging mortgage and tax fraud, a developing referral that the campaign disputes and that has not produced charges.